Oakenden, Queensland

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Oakenden

Population

• Density

5.024/km² (13.011/sq mi)

4741

Area

84.4 km² (32.6 sq mi)

Location

Oakenden is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Oakenden had a population of 424 people.^[1]

History

Oakenden State School opened on 14 November 1910.^[3]^[4]

In the 2016 census, Oakenden had a population of 431 people.^[5]

In the 2021 census, Oakenden had a population of 424 people.^[1]

Oakenden State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 177 Oakenden School Road (21°18′42″S 149°00′18″E / 21.3116°S 149.0050°E / -21.3116; 149.0050 (Oakenden State School)).^[6]^[7] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 12 students with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).^[8]

There is no secondary school in the locality. The nearest are Sarina State High School in Sarina to the south-east, Mirani State High School in Mirani to the north-west and Mackay State High School in Mackay to the north-east.^[9]

The Mackay Regional Council operates a mobile library service on a fortnightly schedule at Oakenden School Road.^[10]^[11]

^ ^a ^b ^c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Oakenden (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ "Oakenden – locality in Mackay Region (entry 46820)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Oakenden (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
^ "Oakenden State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
^ "Libraries: Contact/Opening Hours". Mackay Regional Council. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
^ "Mobile Library Timetable 2017" (PDF). Mackay Regional Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.

Towns, suburbs and localities in the Mackay Region, Queensland

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